On Friday, September 27th, between 3 and 4 pm, be part of a rehearsal with second-year students working on To Lose the World by Margie Gillis, which will be presented in Danses d’hiver show. A discussion with dancer and choreographer assistant, Geneviève Boulet, will follow the presentation.

About the piece
To Lose the World faces the hard truth that 1/2 of the world’s population are refugees and with climate change that number is expected to explode. Who are we in this statelessness? Who are we homeless and unmoored? The piece is an inquiry into empathy and compassion.
A story that explores the phenomenon of forced flight, vulnerability, loss of home and the search for a new life. You are invited to discover the inner workings of our soul’s journey, while highlighting the poetry that resides in the art of dance.
Piece from the show Literature of the Body.

Margie Gillis by Damian Siqueiros

• Choreography: Margie Gillis
• Creation and performance advisor: Anne Le Beau
• Assistance with stage direction: Geneviève Boulet, Alexandra Caron
• Dancers: Ophélie Bégin, Laurianne Bergeron-Routhier, Lilly Bouvier, Nathan Buldakova, Coralie Caloz, Krystale Crockett, Julie Dupin, Livia Fortin, Elouan Gourvennec, Fanny Hamel, Alikisia Ikauno, Mélhya Kilic-Pégourié, Stephania Koujelev, Solveig Langlois, Fanny Laplanche, Mathis Mailloux, Elisa Martin, Oli Pedneault-Doucet, Olivier Péloquin, Noémie Pino-Buisson, Margaux Pommier, Marine Rausis, Regine Sénatus-Lange, Catherine Simard

This free event is part of Les Journées de la culture. Late arrivals not admitted.

The piece will be presented at the whow Danses d’hiver from December 11 to 14 at Tangente.

Photo: Sasha Onyshchenko – courtesy of Margie Gillis / Dancers: Tessa Rae Kuz, Geneviève Boulet, Erin O’Loughlin, Hoor Malas, Isabel Cruz